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Extracts from Adam's Diary: The Earliest Authentic Mention of Niagara Falls

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

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Title
Extracts from Adam's Diary: The Earliest Authentic Mention of Niagara Falls
Names
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Author)
Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

Manuscripts and Typescripts

Typescripts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1904 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Adam's Diary Mark Twain Autograph MS Signed
Genres
Typescripts
Short stories
Diaries
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Extent: 22 leaves
[24 written sides]. 19 leaves of typescript, with MS emendation, signed "Mark Twain" at end, with MS leaves for insertion at point on page 3 of typescript [MS leaves numbered 3-5]. Typescript pagination: 1-17, 17v, 18-19. [19 leaves = 20 written sides] Manuscript pagination: 3, 3v, 4-5. [3 leaves = 4 written sides] Small envelope: "To the Editor / From S. L. Clemens." [1 envelope] Note on writing paper of Irving S. Underhill. [1 TS leaf, n.d., unsigned, not with envelope.]
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893396
MSS Unit ID: 19174
Accession number: 105728B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2495ff0-f13b-012f-d49e-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1835: Creator Born
  • 1904: Issued
  • 1910: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Extracts from Adam's Diary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c03c050-2bde-0132-7eef-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Extracts from Adam's Diary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c03c050-2bde-0132-7eef-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1904). Extracts from Adam's Diary Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c03c050-2bde-0132-7eef-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Extracts from Adam's Diary